Monthly Archives: May 2026

The Current Senate Takes Care Of Themselves–Not The American People

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Congress has long since forgotten who they are supposed to represent. Right now I think the only people they represent are themselves.

On Thursday, The Conservative Treehouse posted an article about the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives trying to block President Trump’s attempt to set up a victim’s compensation fund for those targeted by corrupt government conduct. Yet at the same time, the Senate has introduced a bill that would pay members of the Senate $500,000 for being illegally surveilled.

Hidden in the 2025 Senate Continuing Resolution Bill is the following:

This makes my blood boil.

The article at The Conservative Treehouse notes:

A grandmother silently praying outside an abortion clinic encounters the full weight of the Dept of Justice and FBI costing her tens of thousands of dollars to defend herself. Hundreds of conservatives have been targeted by a politicized and weaponized IRS. Dozens of Trump officials were targeted, prosecuted and spent millions of dollars during their judicial defense – many going bankrupt. Thousands of people who peacefully attended the January 6, 2021, protest were targeted by the FBI and had to hire lawyers. Thousands more received ridiculous subpoenas and investigative inquiries that required them to pay lawyers who provided legal responses.

Yet, only when the weaponization targets a Republican Senator personally does the issue warrant compensation. Think about it.

The article concludes:

The difference between the Tea Party targeting in 2010, and MAGA targeting 2016-through today, is the pesky impediment called Donald Trump.

Review the 15-year history and you will see these commonalities, including DC’s use of Main Justice and the FBI.

The McConnell-minded Republicans were happy to see the Tea Party targeted in 2011/2012. The same is true for the targeting of MAGA in later years.

This core reality is why I support President Trump; indeed, I actually cherish his fighting for us, because the alternative is reliance on our Republican abusers.

In my opinion, the strongest, most based and unflinching MAGA-minded America-First supporters, are the people who bear the visible scars from the extreme Tea Party targeting.

Those of us who went through the furnace of frustration are forged with a unique type of resolve that will never stop supporting Donald Trump.

We can see through the UniParty tricks, schemes and Machiavellian constructs, and we trust nothing.

The DC guards weaponized virtue as an attack strategy. They use our love of country against us. However, one glance at the scars and that approach doesn’t work any longer….

….. and they hate us even more because of that.

That outlook brings me to a place of thankfulness.

I think most of us here realize we have a few years with a political leader in our corner; that means advocacy for our specific interests is on a diminishing timeline.

If we, well, really, he, does not get that thing accomplished in the next three years, well, it’s unlikely to happen.  That clock ticking raises the stakes for us and makes policy issues sensitive and urgent.  This is an entirely understandable sentiment.

I fully support Donald Trump, because the alternative is dependency on a Republican.

Don’t forget to pray.

Saving America: China’s Plan

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Author:  R. Alan Harrop,Ph.D.   

President Trump’s recent trip to Communist China reminds me of how far China has advanced in its effort to undermine and replace America as the dominant nation on the globe. While it is clearly in our interest to engage with China and not allow them to form a stronger coalition with Russia, we must never lose site of the extent they will go to achieve their ultimate goal of domination. President Trump’s use of tariffs, encouraging returning manufacturing to our country, and re-building our military has shown Communist China that he is aware of the threat they pose and is willing to do something about it.

One of the main problems in dealing with China is not only their complex strategy with many tentacles, but historically, our ignoring and doing nothing about their threats. They take advantage of everything they can, while we allow them to get away with it. A couple of examples:  1.)  Birthright citizenship. This ridiculous notion that anyone who happens to be born in our country or one of our territories is automatically a citizen is going to continue to erode our country if not stopped. The Supreme Court has this case before it and is likely to announce its decision in the next few weeks. Let’s hope they do the right thing. China has been sending thousands of pregnant women to not only the continental U.S. but to territories like Guam, where they are merely tourists but give birth and are therefore parents of citizens who can immigrate to America at any time. 2.)  College Students. Although the number of Chinese students in the U.S. has gone down in the last couple of years, the total is still over 260,000. Compare this to only 700 to 800 American students studying in China. As many cases have shown, the students from China are controlled by the Chinese government through their funding, and importantly, threatening their families to ensure that they gather the information on research and other areas while they are here. Many are essentially spies. 3.)  Land and Business Purchases. We have all heard about Communist China purchasing land near our military bases. While some states have attempted to stop this, China continues to buy farmland and food production companies such as Smithfield Foods. Compare this to the impossibility of non-Chinese purchasing land or businesses in China. They do not allow it. 4.)  Purchasing Houses. More recently, it has been revealed that China is behind the purchasing of thousands of single-family homes in many states including California, Texas, Florida and South Carolina. These purchases are done in cash and by companies owned by Chinese nationals. They are targeting houses that young Americans need most to build their lives. In 2025, 36% of single-family homes sold in California were purchased by Chinese companies. Since they offer quick purchases that avoid the uncertain mortgage process, many sellers agree quickly. Why are the Chinese doing this? One reason is that having an American address opens the door to many things that this country has to offer such as a pathway to permanent residence, entry to schools and colleges, etc.

One of the troubling aspects of this situation, as described above, is the clear lack of reciprocity. While we allow foreigners easy access to our real estate and business ownership, China has numerous barriers that make it next to impossible for Americans to do the same. Given all the agreements Communist China has failed to uphold–their theft of intellectual property, hacking into our electronic systems, and of course, their stated goal to replace America as the pre-eminent world power, we must see this for what it is–a planned and concerted effort to infiltrate our country; nothing else explains all of this.

So, what should we do about it? First, stop selling farm acreage to any foreign country. Second, do not allow more Chinese students into the U.S. than American students in China. Third, only citizens should be allowed to purchase residential property, and follow President Trump’s effort to stop large corporations from buying individual homes. All of these items currently owned by Chinese nationals and their corporations must be sold back to Americans. This is the 250th anniversary year; we must get serious about defending our country or we will lose it. We must face the threat that China presents and have the courage to do something about it. Notice that a week after President Trump visits China, Vladimir Putin is invited to do the same. Not a coincidence. China and Russia remain close allies.

Let’s Not Elect This Lady

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Kamala Harris is supposedly the Democrat’s top presidential candidate for 2028. It’s early. A lot could change. I hope so.

On May 14th, The Rubin Report posted an article about some of Kamala Harris’ ideas if she becomes President:

The article reports:

Former Vice President Kamala Harris took part in a Zoom call Tuesday evening in which she laid out the Democrats’ future political playbook and called for a “no bad idea brainstorm.”

Harris then kicked off the brainstorm with several ideas that many voters, particularly conservative and traditional liberal Americans, would consider among the worst ideas. Harris, leaning into far leftist rhetoric, called for abolishing the Electoral College, packing the Supreme Court and giving Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico statehood. 

Her remarks, which lasted about 10 minutes, came during a nearly hourlong discussion held by LaTosha Brown on behalf of a group called Win With Black Women. Harris declared that the “United States Supreme Court had gutted the Voting Rights Act” with its recent ruling that congressional districts should not be drawn according to the racial makeup of a given area. “They are trying to take the power from the people,” Harris said. The failed 2024 presidential candidate’s solution is “Supreme Court reform,” she said, specifically calling for “expanding the court.” 

The article notes:

Harris has not declared herself a 2028 candidate for president yet, but she is behaving like one. At a speaking event in Las Vegas last week, Harris blasted President Trump and called the war with Iran “bulls**t.” At an event last month in Michigan, Harris unleashed a wild 20-minute-long rant in which she claimed Trump was the “most corrupt” president “in the history of the United States” and was forced into attacking Iran by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

A few days earlier, she posted a video on social media bemoaning rising gas prices, but critics were quick to point out that gas prices under the Biden administration shot up much higher than they have since the war with Iran started. 

Some polls have shown her as the frontrunner to be the Democrat nominee for president in 2028, but a poll released this week showed Harris in third place, trailing AOC and Pete Buttigieg. Watch a clip from Harris’ remarks below and watch her entire appearance on the Zoom call here. 

Any one of these three candidates becoming President would be a nightmare!

Unfortunately, Peace May Not Be Possible

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On May 21st, Just the News posted an article that may explain the problem in negotiating a peace treaty with Iran.

The article reports:

Iran’s supreme leader reportedly won’t consider removing the country’s supply of enriched uranium, a key Trump administration requirement in negotiations to end the United States’ war with the Middle East country.

Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s directive to retain that supply will likely impede an end to the conflict, according to Reuters.

The United States launched a war on Iran on Feb. 28 following failed efforts to get Iran to end its program to enrich uranium to develop a nuclear warhead. 

Iran’s top officials say removing the material will leave the country vulnerable to attacks from the U.S. and Israel, which also joined the U.S. in air attacks starting Feb. 28.

Just for the record, no one is going to attack Iran if it stops funding terrorism and starts getting along with its neighbors.

Another thing to consider as these negotiations drag on is the Islamic concept of hudna. Hudna simply means declaring a truce until you can rearm enough to win the war. According to some sources, Iran is using the cease fire to rearm and reinforce its missile launching sites.

According to Yahoo News:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As negotiations with the United States hang in the balance, a hard-line Iranian general linked to notorious attacks at home and abroad over the past decades is believed to have seized a place near the center of power.

Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, who heads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, has become a major player in formulating Iran’s tough stance in negotiating a possible end to the war with the United States, experts say. He is believed to be part of a small clique in direct contact with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who remains in hiding after being reportedly wounded in the Feb. 28 Israeli strikes that killed his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Until the Revolutionary Guard is removed, I seriously doubt we will have peace.

I Wish The Congressional Republicans Had Some Courage

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President Trump was elected by a large majority. The American voters approve of his agenda. So why in the world hasn’t Congress passed that agenda into law? Why has the SAVE Act, which 80+ percent of Americans support, not been passed? The Democrats are already saying that if they win the midterms that they will end the filibuster, so why haven’t the Republicans ended it to get President Trump’s agenda through? The primary elections on Tuesday showed voter support for President Trump’s candidates. Do the Republicans in Congress have any interest in representing the voters?

On Tuesday, Breitbart reported:

On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) argued that if Democrats take control of the Senate, they should get rid of the filibuster, “and no arcane Senate procedural rule should block people’s ability to be heard in their democracy.”

Warnock said, “I’m proud of all that we did when I first entered the Senate, it was the 117th Congress. We passed a lot of legislation. We cut child poverty by 40% for six months. We did infrastructure. We did clean energy, the biggest clean energy bill in human history, a whole lot of good, coming right out of the pandemic. I have to tell you, looking at what’s happening to our democracy right now, it was a mistake not to take voting rights first, to get the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act over the finish line. I’m proud of all that work we did. If I could, I’d trade all of that for the democracy, for the people’s voice.”

We are not a democracy–we are a representative republic.

These are some of the provisions of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act:

  • Restores provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that were invalidated by the Supreme Court.
  • Requires states with a history of discrimination to obtain federal approval before changing voting laws.
  • Expands access to early voting and vote-by-mail options for all voters.
  • Mandates that states enhance voter registration processes, including same-day registration.

Voting by mail is the least secure method of election. It is also responsible for a lot of the fraud in the 2020 election. The bill simply wants to bring back cheating.

The Republicans need to end the filibuster NOW!

A New Low In Political Dialog

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On Monday, The San Antonio Current posted an article featuring quotes from Texas congressional candidate Maureen Galindo.

The article reports:

Controversy-tarred congressional candidate Maureen Galindo this week pledged to transform a site south of San Antonio now used by the Trump administration to detain migrants into an internment camp for “American Zionists.”

“She’ll turn Karnes ICE Detention Center into a prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers for human trafficking,” Galindo wrote in an Instagram post over the weekend, referring to herself in the third person. “It will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists.”

…Over the past week, Galindo has accused her runoff opponent — former Bexar County Public Information Officer Johnny Garcia — of participating in a human trafficking conspiracy orchestrated by billionaire zionist Jews. She also pledged during a Texas Public Radio interview to put Garcia on trial for treason.

Beyond her attacks on Garcia, Galindo has continued to promote the narrative that a cabal of Jewish zionists controls Hollywood, the media and even local politicians.

Even so, in comments to the Current and other media outlets, Galindo maintained she only has an issue with zionists, or those advocating for the existence of a Jewish state in their ancestral homeland, rather than Jews in general.

The article notes:

John Lira, who lost to Galindo in the primary, last week rescinded his endorsement of her. Meanwhile, State Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Texas’ contested U.S. Senate seat, on Friday told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he wouldn’t campaign alongside Galindo — even if she wins her runoff.

“This antisemitic rhetoric has no place in our politics,” Talarico told the publication. “We need leadership in both parties willing to stand up and call out hate where it rears its ugly head.”

Notice that no one has asked her to step down from the race. Wouldn’t that be the appropriate response to hate speech?

A Victory For Election Integrity (Almost)

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On Tuesday, Yahoo News reported that a Fulton County judge has now ruled that observers will be allowed into the reporting room on Election Day.

The article reports:

State Senator Greg Dolezal, along with two co-plaintiffs, U.S. House candidate Christopher Mora and Cobb County District 1 Commissioner Keli Gambrill, filed an emergency lawsuit against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate.

Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville granted the injunction, prohibiting Raffensperger and staff from excluding observers from the state’s election operations.

Judge Glanville held that Georgia law “expressly entitles properly designated poll watchers to observe the conduct of the election and the counting and recording of votes at tabulation centers and related locations.”

Judge Glanville also found that denying observation would cause injury as transparency would be lost.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger took office in 2019. The term of office is four years. He was elected again in 2022 and ran for Governor this year. He was defeated in the primary. To be honest, I have a lot of questions about this man’s integrity. I wonder why the people of George have elected him twice. Why would the Secretary of State want to exclude observers from the election process?

The article notes that the temporary restraining order expires May 28, unless modified. That restraining order should go through the November election.

UPDATE: I celebrated too soon.

On Monday, CBS News reported:

While Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville originally granted a temporary suspending order allowing the poll watchers and other officials into reporting room. He reversed the decision hours later, saying that the petitioners did not comply with Georgia law when seeking the injunction against Raffensperger.

If I could, I would put the vote counting and the vote recording in a stadium with huge TV screens so everyone could see the vote counting all the time!

This Should Be Obvious And Should Have Been Done Already

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Senator Tom Cotton’s office posted the following Press Release on Tuesday:

Washington, D.C. — Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), joined by 24 colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration work with the United Nations (UN) to fully dismantle and eliminate the budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Numerous UNRWA employees have ties to Hamas and other terrorist groups, yet they continue to receive millions of dollars annually from the UN.

The letter is cosigned by Senators Jim Banks (R-Indiana), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), Ted Budd (R-North Carolina), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Kevin Cramer (R-North Dakota), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Curtis (R-Utah), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), Dave McCormick (R-Pennsylvania), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), Rick Scott (R-Florida), Tim Scott (R-South Carolina), Tim Sheehy (R-Montana), and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi).

In part, the Senators wrote:

“We strongly urge your administration to take decisive action to fully dismantle UNRWA and eliminate it from the UN budget. Any aid organization in Gaza or otherwise must be demonstrably free of ties to terrorism and committed to transparency, accountability, and peace. We must ensure this failed system doesn’t continue reinforcing the conditions that have fueled terrorism for generations. The time to act is now.”

Please follow the link to read the entire letter. This should have been done as soon as we realized that UNRWA employees took part in the October 7 attack on Israel.

Your Surroundings Really Do Matter

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Renewing National Landmarks may not seem important, but it is. There is a lot to be said for having a peaceful, well-maintained place where you can take your children for a walk in the park. That is part of what President Trump is doing to Washington, D.C.

On May 15th, Yahoo News reported:

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The water is flowing again at the cascading fountain at Meridian Hill Park after it was closed for more than half a decade.

Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is a National Historic Landmark in the Northwest, D.C. It is located along 16th Street and is home to the 13-basin cascading fountain, one of the longest in North America.

In March, the National Park Service (NPS) partially closed the park as work began to restore the fountain, which has been closed since about 2019.

…“This is not just a luxury. This is something we all need in our lives. We need our village greens. And it’s so wonderful to have this one coming back to life,” said Steve Coleman, director of Washington Parks and People.

…People who live in the community told DC News Now that seeing the fountain come back to life makes them happy.

“It’s a real thrill, it’s been way too long,” added Coleman. “The fountain is the heart of the park and the park is really the heart of D.C. as a village green for all. It’s truly an amazing place, it is breathtaking actually.”

The article includes several photos of the fountain. This is one of them:

What a beautiful area in a city that is now much safer than it was before President Trump took office.

It Really Is Up To The Voters

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On Monday, The Washington Free Beacon posted an article about Adam Hamawy, who is running for Congress from New Jersey. Dr. Hamawy is the son of Egyptian migrants.

The article notes:

Victims and survivors of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing reacted with shock and horror at the possibility—if not likelihood—that a close associate of the “Blind Sheikh” terrorist mastermind who inspired the attack may soon be a member of Congress.

Adam Hamawy, a Princeton plastic surgeon, is a frontrunner in a crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D.) in New Jersey’s deep-blue 12th Congressional District—despite his years-long friendship with Omar Abdel-Rahman, the Muslim extremist cleric who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 1993 bombing.

In 1995 one of the charges against Omar Abdel-Rahman was conspiring to assassinate Egyptian President Hasni Mubarak. He was also charged with solicitation to attack a U.S. military installation, and conspiracy to conduct bombings. Dr. Hamawy testified as a defense witness in that trial.

The article notes:

Hamawy’s Democratic opponents in the race have so far treated the scandal gingerly—though there are signs that is beginning to change as the race heads into the final two weeks before the primary, which will almost certainly crown the winner of the general election.

“You are known by the company you keep. In the mid 1990s when Adam Hamawy indicated he was an interpreter for [the Blind Sheikh], who was convicted of acts against this country, he sat in a ride and developed amnesia about what transpired on that very long road trip,” Plainfield, N.J., mayor Adrian Mapp (D.) told InsiderNJ Thursday.

“You can’t describe Adam Hamawy as a progressive,” Mapp went on. “He is what you would call a radical extremist. Individuals associating with clearly anti-American views like the convicted Sheikh call into question people like Dr. Hamawy.”

Reps for Hamawy did not respond to requests for comment from the Free Beacon.

Dr. Hamawy is endorsed by Bernie Sanders, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, and Ro Khanna.

Saving America:  Big Brother 

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Author:  R. Alan Harrop,Ph.D.

Beware of good intentions! This is a warning that should be heeded by our elected officials as well as we the citizens of this great country. Many new programs and government directives may intend to solve a problem or even protect the people. However, in the case of the subject of this article the government takes onto itself a potential power over the people which we, the people, would never have agreed to if given the choice.

In 2021, the Democrat controlled Senate added an amendment to an massive Infrastructure bill that funded highway and bridge construction. The amendment, Section 24220, required all automobiles manufactured in the United States beginning in 2026/2027 to contain a monitoring system that was designed to test the functioning of a driver before or even after the person’s vehicle was started and driven. The system is to consist of cameras, sensors, and electronics designed to observe the driver’s eye motions, braking and steering functioning. An algorithm in the vehicle computer will then determine whether the person is fit to drive. I will bet that none of you knew that such a requirement is now required. I sure did not. Apparently, it was put in the large infrastructure bill at the last moment, generally unknown to the public, and not covered by the media that I know of.

Now, if you believe and trust that the federal government and their bureaucrats can be relied upon to never exceed the original intention of such a regulation, then you are living in a dream world. There are numerous instances of regulations being expanded and misused as I am sure you are aware. This reminds me, like many other things done by the Marxist Democrats, of the warnings of George Orwell in his book 1984, where the government increasingly monitors citizens and arrests them when they try to avoid government scrutiny systems. By the way, the estimated additional cost to a new vehicle is over $2,000. Not only is this a clear violation to our right to privacy and personal freedom, but it provides a mechanism by which the government could implement a system in the future where they can control you use of your vehicle whenever they choose. They can already track your location, speed, etc. using GPS technology. Another example, perhaps not quite so draconian, is already in place on diesel vehicles. I own a 2016 Ram 2500 diesel truck that I primarily use for towing an RV. It has a built in Diesel Exhaust System that if not functioning properly will slow the truck down to a maximum of 5MPH if the error in the system is not corrected within 150 miles of the warning light appearing. This happened to me recently, and cost me $3300 for repairs. Interestingly, my local mechanic was not able to repair the system because the required parts were only available through a dealership. No one told me about this infringement on my rights when I purchased the truck.

A couple of efforts have been initiated by few Republican congressman to repeal this regulation. One is HR1137-No Kill Switches in Cars Act that was originally filed by Representative Scott Perry of Pennsylvania. Representative Chip Roy of Texas has also been active in trying to have the kill switches removed. Sadly, not all Republicans have supported their efforts. I strongly suggest that you contact your congressional representative and let him know what your position is on kill switches. Remember, the road to totalitarian control is a gradual erosion of your rights and freedoms, often masked by some seemingly positive goal. Trusting government to do what they say is always a bad idea as we saw with the Covid lockdowns and mandatory vaccines.

The Verdict Should Be Obvious

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I realize that in America you are innocent until proven guilty, but what happens when your crime is filmed by security cameras? We may be about to find out.

On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of United HeathCare was shot and killed in Manhattan. Luigi Mangione was arrested for the crime and is currently on trial in New York City.

On Monday, The New York Post reported:

Jurors at Luigi Mangione’s murder trial will get to see the 3D-printed pistol and alleged “manifesto” found inside his backpack, a judge ruled Monday — handing prosecutors a key legal win.

Altoona, Pa. cops followed appropriate legal protocol when searching the accused assassin’s bag at the police station after nabbing him for the December 2024 execution of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Gregory Carro found.

The weapon was discovered inside the 28-year-old Mangione’s bag after his arrest at an Altoona McDonald’s, which followed a dramatic five-day manhunt.

Prosecutors will also be able to show Mangione’s journal, in which the University of Pennsylvania grad mused about killing the “greedy” CEO to denounce an industry that “extracts human life force for money.”

But Carro separately blocked other evidence — including a loaded magazine, Mangione’s wallet and passport and a computer chip hidden inside a cardboard sleeve — that police obtained from Mangione’s bag before getting a warrant.

Police breached Mangione’s rights by searching the knapsack without a warrant even though it was outside of the accused killer’s reach — where officers did not need to search it to protect themselves or the public, the judge found.

“I find that the search of the backpack at the McDonald’s was an improper warrantless search,” the judge said from the bench as Mangione sat at the defense table, handcuffed and wearing a blue suit, during a brief hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court.

The article notes the comments of the Mangione supporters outside the courtroom:

Several supporters proudly displayed press badges granted to them by the New York City Mayor’s Office — and were not shy in expressing their admiration for the accused killer.

“I’m saying f–k Brian Thompson. I don’t give a flying f–k he died,” Ashley Rojas, one such city-accredited “press” member, told reporters outside the courthouse.

Their comments are frightening. What ever happened to respect for life?

Less Than

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As people, it is very easy to fall into the trap of ‘less than.’ No matter how poor you are, you can always find someone poorer. No matter how little education you have, you can always find someone with less. The problem comes when you begin to see someone with a different education,  economic level, or different set of beliefs as ‘less than.’ It’s easy to overvalue yourself and consider others as somehow inferior.  Slavery is an example of the outcome of a ‘less than’ mentality. Slavery still exists in cultures with a ‘less than’ mentality. The atrocities committed by the Muslims against the Israelis on October 7th were the result of a ‘less than’ mentality. If you don’t see your fellow humans as having the same value you have, you have no problem mistreating them or doing horrific things to them. That is one of the concerning things about the number of Islamists that have come into America in recent years. In Islam, infidels (anyone who is not Muslim) are ‘less than.’ Infidel women can be sexually assaulted, people can be made slaves, and people can be killed for being infidels. The concept of ‘less than’ is also relevant to our relationship with China.

Tyrannical governments sometimes encourage the ‘less than’ mentality. When people are taught to look at certain groups as ‘less than,’ they can be trained not to care what happens to the people in those groups. We saw that principle in Nazi Germany. We are currently seeing that principle in China.

In China, first the Falun Gong and then the Uyghurs began to be considered ‘less than’ by the Chinese government and eventually the Chinese people. People who practiced Falun Gong or were Uyghurs were put in prisons. According to author Jan Jekielek in his book KILLED TO ORDER, published this year, many of those prisoners are used as involuntary organ donors. The fees charged to the recipients of these organs are paying for China’s healthcare program. A cornea transplant costs about $30,000 and a liver-kidney transplant costs about $180,000. The book gives one example of a person waiting for a heart transplant (years of waiting in America because of the unique circumstances of obtaining a donated heart) who was able to get a heart transplant in China in two weeks. Because the person was more focused on getting a new heart than the details, he did not totally research the procedure beforehand. I can’t imagine how he felt when he realized how the heart was obtained. Many of the people receiving the organs are told that the organs come from prisoners who have received the death penalty. The numbers do not bear that out. THE SLAUGHTER written by Ethan Gutmann after interviews with refugees, medical staff, and officials, estimates 65,000 deaths of Falun Gong members for organ transplants between 2000 and 2008.

Israel has blocked its medical insurance programs from funding Chinese organ transplants for Israelis. I think America needs to block American health insurance companies from paying for Chinese organ transplants.

In March 2025, H.R.2114 – Block Organ Transplant Purchases from China Act of 2025 was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. It was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. It has been there ever since. This is one bill that I think all Americans could probably agree on—harvesting organs from live humans is barbaric.

Where are the Human Rights Commissions of the United Nations and the World Court on this matter? Where is the World Health Organization? Why is H.R. 2114 still in committee after more than a year?

The only way to put these barbarians out of business is for every country in the world to ban their citizens from receiving organ transplants in China. Otherwise, the practice will continue. This is worse than anything the Nazis in Germany ever imagined.

Most of the information for this article came from KILLED TO ORDER by Jan Jekielek.

Gen Z Is Finding Hope

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Gen Z consists of people born roughly between 1997 and 2012. They are between 14 and 29 years old. They have navigated Covid, and many of them were alive on 9/11, although they might not remember that event unless they lost someone they loved. They have navigated school closings, church closings, and missed significant milestones in growing up–senior proms, school athletics, graduation ceremonies, band and choir concerts, etc. They were forced into remote learning. They have seen a lot of challenges. Their response to those challenges is encouraging.

On Sunday, The Daily Caller reported:

Thousands of Christians flooded the National Mall on Sunday to attend Rededicate 250, an opportunity to publicly pray and worship in Washington alongside their fellow Americans ahead of the nation’s Semiquincentennial.

Among them were 22-year-old Anthony Gross and 26-year-old Kate DePetro, who have seen firsthand the resurgence of faith in even the most secular cities, especially among America’s youth.

Gen Z has been regarded as the “anxious generation,” so it’s no wonder they are flocking to Christianity. Gross and DePetro have had a front row seat to this revival with their viral “Pizza to Pews” meetups in New York City, where young Catholics gather for a slice before attending mass in the middle of Manhattan.

“It happened very authentically,” DePetro told the Daily Caller. “Anthony and I, when he lived in New York, both went to the wonderful Church of St. Joseph’s, and I was at church alone. He walked in, asked to sit with me, and then our pew just started to grow.”

“We were thinking about how there must be other people within the church who are either sitting alone or maybe don’t go because they don’t want to sit alone, or maybe they are young people who want to get back into their faith but don’t know where to start,” DePetro added. “So we just threw a pizza party for our church and put it on social media, and the turnout has been incredible.”

The article concludes:

With more and more young Americans finding their faith in Christ, it is notable that the Catholic Church in particular has seen a surge in Gen Z attendees and converts.

“We need to search for something,” Gross told the Caller. “Purpose, meaning, belonging. And the purest form of that is turning back to God. And I do think the structure and tradition of Catholicism is very appealing.”

“I think there’s real momentum right now in our generation, and turning back to God, it’s a beautiful thing,” DePetro said.

It is a beautiful thing.

Getting The Job Done Despite The Roadblocks

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On Friday, The Daily Signal posted part of an interview with President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan by the Daily Signal’s Senior National Security and Legal Analyst Mehek Cooke.

Here are a few excerpts from that interview:

Mehek Cooke:…I’m watching New York Democrats today, and they are moving to limit local cooperation with [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]. They’re moving to restrict you and ban you and ICE officers from even wearing masks, as I’ve seen a massive surge in the type of violence that’s coming out against ICE officers.

Tom Homan: …A couple things. First of all, you know, good luck with the law of banning masks. Federal law always trumps state and local law. And while threats are up over 8,000%, masks is a non-starter, so good luck enforcing that.  

Second thing is, you talk about New York. You know, I met with Governor Hochul a couple months ago, and I told her about what happened in Minnesota, that, you know, we were able to draw some resources out of Minnesota because the local jails cooperated with us.

And I told her the same thing, because I knew this legislation was coming. I said, Look, you end cooperation in the jails, we’re going to have to send more agents to do the job, because now rather than one agent arresting one bad guy in the jail, which is safer for the agent, safer for the alien, safer for the community, of course, you’re going to release him. Now we got to send a whole team, six or seven agents, to go find him. So, it’s going to result more agents in the community.

Totally briefed on the whole thing, but she decided to go ahead and do it anyways. Well, I made a statement that we’re going to send more agents to New York. We have to as a response to this to go arrest those public safety threats.

Border Czar Homan also notes that when states will not let ICE use local jails to house arrested illegals, he can simply ship the illegals to a state that is willing to house them.

Please follow the link to read the entire article. The problem with illegal immigration is not organic–it has been put together by people who do not want the best for America.

Saving America:  Indebtedness

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Author:  R. Alan Harrop, Ph.D. 

This is another article in the series on issues vital to our country as we prepare for the 250th anniversary of its founding. There is obviously a growing problem with the soaring national debt, but I also want to address the indebtedness of individuals, which is also a problem, especially for the younger generations. As usual, at the end I will outline some actions that could be taken to deal with these problems.

First, the national debt. If you have never logged into the National Debt Clock, this would be a good time to do so. It provides a running tally of various measures of the country’s financial situation. As of this instant, the U.S. national debt is $ 39.16 trillion and growing by leaps and bounds. This amounts to a $ 357,000 debt for each taxpayer. The interest on the debt has now reached $1.02 trillion per year! This is more than the Dept. of War budget of $935 billion. The highest budget item is Medicare/Medicaid at $1.95 trillion, followed by Social Security at $1.63 trillion. It should be noted that Medicare/Medicaid did not even exist in1960.

The financial health of a country is frequently measured by the ratio of a country’s Gross National Product (GNP; which is the worth of all production) to its total debt. The ratio in 1980 for the U.S. was 34%; now it is 125%, which most economists consider to be unsustainable. For comparison purposes, it would be like owing 125% more than your total income per year. The combined total of expenditures for social programs (including Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security) has now reached $3.58 trillion, which is about 60% of the total budget. If you had any doubts that we are sliding towards Marxism, the figure should resolve those doubts. We are printing money we do not have, or are ever likely to have, like a bunch of drunken sailors, greatly contributing to inflation. Margaret Thatcher, a previous Chancellor of the United Kingdom, once stated correctly that” Marxism continues until they run out of other people’s money,” then it collapses.

Alright, we understand the problem, so what do we do about it? First, we need to stop electing politicians that promise all kinds of free stuff just to get elected. We may need to consider term limits to get them to do the right thing when they are in their last term. A constitutional amendment that requires a balanced budget like those that exist in some states (like North Carolina) would help. Weaning people off free stuff is very difficult if not impossible, but putting limits on how long a person is eligible for each welfare program would help as would enforceable work requirements. Reducing the federal government workforce as President Trump is doing would also help since there are currently 2,568,000 government employees. What is the likelihood any of these actions will be taken? Slim to none. The result if nothing is done is a collapse of the value of the dollar. Not a pleasant prospect to say the least. This is another reason to invest some of one’s savings in precious metals.

Now let’s turn to personal debt. As of April 27, 2026, the total personal debt in the U.S. is $18.8 trillion. The largest portion of the debt is for mortgages, $12.8 trillion; followed by auto loans, $1.64 trillion; student loans, $1.63 trillion, and credit cards, $1.28 trillion. Although the amount of debt is higher for middle aged people, the highest loan defaults are with those from 20 to 29 years old. College tuition is the category of expenses that has gone up the most–at 900%, since 1983. This compares to medical care at 248%, housing at 486%, and gasoline at 192%. I believe that part of the ridiculous increase in tuition was due to the ease at which students could obtain federal student loans as compared to more restrictive private loans that allowed colleges to increase tuition and not lose students. Also, the tremendous increase in foreign students, now at 1.2 million, most of whom pay the highest tuition, has allowed colleges to increase spending. The average college loan balance in the U.S. is $40,000 at 6.5% for 10 years. The average credit card balance is now at $7,220. Approximately, 50% of credit card holders carry a month-to-month balance with interest rates ranging from 20 – 25%. Clearly, indebtedness is increasing especially among the younger age groups.

How can this problem be solved?  Listening to Dave Ramsey and reading his books would help. He stresses the importance of living debt free, which of course requires living within ones means. Making and living by a budget and cutting up credit cards are two of his main messages to the younger generation. There was a time when people used cash or even wrote checks that had to be within the limit of the money you had in your account. This made people face the reality of their fiscal limits. People have to take responsibility for their indebtedness and realize that a satisfying and happy life is not dependent on spending money. Quite the opposite in many ways, since conflict over money has been a major factor in marital stress and divorce.

Understanding The Value Of Tariffs

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There are a number of economists complaining that the Trump administration’s tariffs are a tax on Americans. That may be partially true, but it is totally ignoring the bigger picture. We wouldn’t need tariffs if we actually had a level playing field, but no administration has been willing to attempt to level that playing field up until now.

On Saturday, American Greatness reported:

If one were to honestly accept the Free Traders’ logic that a company passing off its costs of compliance with a federal statute and/or regulation on to consumers constitutes a “tax,” one would then be required to declare almost every governmental decision touching upon the health, safety, and welfare of the nation a tax as well. So, too, corporations and companies are not required to pass on the costs of the tariffs to anyone. It is a choice they make based upon market conditions.

Yet, consider the inanity of arguing that statutes opposing child labor laws are a tax because they will raise the cost of labor that the mining company then must pass on to consumers. (I am, admittedly, not a libertarian.)

One may also ponder the fact that nations with high tariffs on American goods and services do not make similar protestations that tariffs are a tax on their consumers. Why? Because these nations’ industries and sectors employ workers and produce goods and services that constitute a net benefit to their citizens’ standard of living—a standard of living these governments are determined to preserve, if for no other reason than their own political self-preservation.

This has not been the case here at home prior to the election of President Trump. Understanding there is a free trade tax on Americans, President Trump has refused to perpetuate the post-World War II economic policy that enabled our war-ravaged former allies and enemies to rebuild their nascent industrial bases courtesy of high tariffs against imported US goods, with the corresponding result that they had lower entry barriers for them to access the American market.

While this policy accomplished its goal long ago, the unfortunate and entirely predictable result was that the nations that benefited from high tariffs on US goods—as well as those US corporate interests that also benefited from them—would never seek to see them repealed, allowing free and fair competition with and in the American market.

The article notes that U.S. Steel is coming back to America because of the tariffs. That is a good thing.

They Might Want To Reconsider This

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Like it or not, the world’s economy runs on fossil fuel. As of yet, scientists have not found a perpetual energy machine to match the perpetual motion machine they have been looking for forever. Green energy isn’t really green when you look at what is involved in its manufacture and what is involved in storing the energy for the times the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine. It may be practical and clean in the future, but we are not there yet. Finding cleaner ways to use fossil fuel and investigating nuclear fusion make much more sense right now.

On Saturday, Zero Hedge posted an article about the United Kingdom’s move away from their own natural resources.

The article reports:

  • The UK government will introduce legislation banning new North Sea oil and gas exploration licences as part of its Energy Independence Bill.
  • Critics argue the policy will increase Britain’s reliance on imported fossil fuels while damaging Scotland’s oil and gas industry.
  • Rising oil prices and disruptions tied to the Iran conflict have intensified political pressure on Labour to reconsider the ban.

The government will make it illegal to grant new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, the King said at the state opening of Parliament, in a sign ministers are refusing to buckle in the face of a barrage of criticism that the policy is depriving the UK of billions of pounds in tax receipts without helping the environment.

…Oil and gas still accounts for three-quarters of the UK’s energy mix. And the majority of those fossil fuels are now shipped in from abroad, meaning other economies benefit from the job creation and tax receipts that are derived from the lucrative drilling and refining processes.

Calls for the ministers to rethink the ban have grown louder since the outbreak of war in Iran led the price of crude oil to nearly double in a month.

Last week, Norway, which drills for oil in the same area of the North Sea as Britain, approved plans to reopen three gasfields that had been shut for decades to help sate the global demand for fossil fuels caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane.

Energy independence is a good idea for any country. It is a national security issue as well as an economic issue.

A Welcome Change

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On Friday, Breitbart reported the following:

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that April marked twelve consecutive months of zero releases of illegal aliens apprehended by Border Patrol at the southwest border with Mexico into the United States — a milestone officials say reflects the most secure border in American history under President Donald Trump. DHS reports a 94 percent drop in illegal border apprehensions compared to the Biden era, with daily crossings now lower than what agents encountered in a single hour at the height of the 2023 crisis.

Twelve straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history,” said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “The days of catch and release are over. We are enforcing the nation’s laws and sending illegal aliens back to their home countries.”

Two years ago, Border Patrol agents, under orders from President Joe Biden and then-DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, released more than 68,000 illegal aliens who were apprehended at the border into the U.S. interior, according to CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott.

It is unrealistic to expect 68,000 to be able to assimilate into America. How many of those became recipients of welfare programs designed for American citizens? How many of them broke additional laws after crossing the border illegally?

The article concludes:

“CBP has seized 61% more drugs this fiscal year through April than it seized during the same period of FY 2024, and CBP seized 53% more drugs this fiscal year than it seized on average during the last four years in this same period,” DHS reported.

DHS officials say the dramatic collapse in illegal crossings — paired with a surge in drug seizures as agents return to frontline enforcement — underscores the scale of the turnaround since the Biden‑Mayorkas years, when more than 68,000 migrants were released into the U.S. interior in a single month. “Every minute of every day, President Trump’s border security policies are making every American safer,” Commissioner Scott said. With year‑to‑date apprehensions down 95 percent and drug interdictions surging, DHS argues the numbers speak for themselves: the era of catch‑and‑release is over.

America’s drug problem needs to be addressed by arresting the distributors and helping the addicted, but fewer illegal drugs coming across the border is always a good thing.

It’s Only A Problem When They Do It!

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California has what is called a ‘jungle primary,’ which means there are not separate party primaries–everyone is in one primary, and the top two candidates go on the ballot. Because California is about as blue a blue state as possible, generally that puts two Democrats on the ballot for governor. No problem. However, this year there is a problem. There is a possibility (remote, but there) that two Republicans will be on the ballot and the Democrats will be shut out. If there is a Democrat and a Republican on the ballot, the Democrat wins (even if it takes thousands of mail-in ballots that show up after the election to ensure that victory). But if the Democrats are shut out of the election, California could have a Republican governor (horrors!). So what can be done?

On Friday, Legal Insurrection posted an article quoting Politico:

Gavin Newsom said he’s confident at least one Democrat will advance from California’s June gubernatorial primary, hinting at a “break-the-glass” contingency plan as he declined — yet again — to endorse in the race.

The California governor, speaking at his budget presentation on Thursday, said that rather than pick a candidate, he has focused on ensuring that Democrats are not locked out of the primary, in which the top-two vote getters regardless of party go on to the general election.

“I do not see that scenario taking place,” he said.

Newsom said there was a “break-the-glass” contingency plan to prevent that from happening, and alluded to behind-the-scenes efforts to rally people. He did not specify his activities, but the Democratic Governors Association recently began sending mail highlighting Republican Steve Hilton as a fierce conservative. The ostensible opposition campaign could drive GOP voters to Hilton, ensuring he consolidates the party’s voters and saps the support of the other Republican candidate, Chad Bianco, enough to keep him from finishing in the top two.

The article at Legal Insurrection concludes:

It may be worth taking a closer look at what precisely Democratic operatives are doing behind the scenes to shape — and potentially influence — the trajectory of this race. With so much at stake, you can bet Democrats will pull out all the stops to prevent a Republican from capturing the governorship.

That reality raises broader questions about coordination, spending, ballot harvesting operations, and other political tactics that could affect the outcome of the contest long before votes are cast. Just as the Republican National Committee deployed teams of attorneys ahead of the 2024 presidential election to monitor election procedures and respond quickly to potential irregularities, Republicans may want to consider a similarly proactive legal and organizational strategy in California’s gubernatorial race.

Similar to what pundits say about any potential deal with Iran, when dealing with Democrats, the guiding principle should be: “Don’t trust and verify, verify, verify.”

About That New York City Budget Deficit…

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New York City Mayor Mamdani has claimed that he has solved New York City’s budget problem without raising taxes. Great! But let’s look at the small print.

On May 15th, Townhall reported:

Being a socialist means never having to understand how things in the real world work. That includes math, apparently, as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani demonstrated yesterday. He announced he’d managed to miraculously close the city’s gaping budget deficit simply by “taxing the rich” and not cutting services.

That’s a lie, of course. The deficit was closed by delaying city contributions to the pension fun (good luck in retirement, city workers!) and a massive taxpayer bailout from Albany. That means Mamdani got the money from working class New Yorkers, and not “the rich.”

But his socialist supporters fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.

On May 12th, The New York Post posted a list of the increased charges to average New Yorkers to help balance the budget:

As every parent of a teenager has stated at least once, “Money does not grow on trees.” Socialism is expensive.

The New York Post notes:

The Department of Veterans’ Services is also ready to slash unspecified veteran events to save a measly $60,000, and Sanitation is expecting to cancel a battery disposal program to the tune of $353,000.

Under the “savings” plan, officials merely re-estimated revenue they believed would be more accurate, including counting on millions of dollars more for handgun licenses, permit applications to the Landmark Preservation Commission and Taxi and Limousine Commission license renewal fees.

The lion’s share of savings stems from the Department of Education, leaning heavily on vaguely defined “cost containment.”

About $149.5 million this fiscal year is expected to be saved from “improved financial controls,” while an eye-popping $922 million would be saved next year, which would be driven by “improved financial control,” including $30.3 million in procurement “reform.”

Mamdani, during a Tuesday press conference announcing his first budget, insisted his team searched “for every efficiency and savings we can find.”

“It is evidence of a new era of government in our city, one that can balance both ambition and fiscal responsibility, one that can invest in housing, child care, libraries, parks, schools and climate resiliency, while also cutting waste and finding efficiencies,” he said.

I just hope that when Mayor Mamdani goes to President Trump for a bailout, President Trump reacts the same way President Ford did when New York City asked for a bailout in 1975. President Ford said that while there might be risk and some temporary fluctuations in the financial markets, the greater risk to the American people was “provid[ing] a Federal blank check for the leaders of New York City” and not pushing for a “long-run solution to the city’s problems.”

I guess New York City is still looking for that long-run solution.

Solving The Medicare Fraud Problem

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On Wednesday, The Daily Signal posted an article about the next steps in dealing with home health care fraud.

The article reports:JD

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is pausing new Medicare enrollment for hospices and home health agencies for six months to review alleged rampant fraud.

Vice President JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud Task Force is working with the agency to combat fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare. So far, the task force has withheld $1.4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers across the country, Fox News reported.

“We’ve seen systemic and deeply troubling fraud in the hospice and home health space, with bad actors exploiting some of our most vulnerable Medicare patients and stealing money from the American taxpayer,” CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said.

“Today we’re shutting the door on fraud—preventing new bad actors from entering Medicare while we aggressively identify, investigate, and remove those already exploiting them. This is about protecting patients, restoring integrity, and safeguarding taxpayer dollars,” Oz said.

The announcement comes after the Daily Wire reported on alleged widespread Medicare fraud in Ohio’s home health industry. Officials with Ohio Medicaid told the Columbus Dispatch the department had been investigating fraud concerns before the recent reports surfaced.

The moratorium will not affect current Medicare enrollments. Existing providers will continue to deliver services to Medicare beneficiaries.

The article concludes:

In February, Vance announced that the administration was withholding reimbursements for $259.5 million in Medicaid funds from Minnesota pending an investigation into allegations of widespread welfare fraud there.

Vance is holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon to warn all 50 states they must fully comply with anti-fraud statutes or risk losing federal Medicaid funding, the Wall Street Journal reported.

“Under President Trump, we are unleashing the most aggressive federal anti-fraud efforts in American history,” Vance said. “We won’t rest until we root out every bit of fraud infecting our government and screwing over taxpayers.”

Getting rid of the fraud in Medicaid and Medicare could easily add years to the life of the programs. It is long past time this was done.

China And Drugs

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The Trump administration’s war on drugs is having an impact on the amount of drugs coming into America. According to Reuters (source here), drug overdose deaths in the United States fell nearly 14% in ​2025, federal estimates showed on ‌Wednesday, marking a third consecutive year of declines. Unfortunately, we still have a problem with drugs, and those who sell them are getting more creative.

On Tuesday, The Epoch Times reported:

A Chinese national has been indicted by the federal authorities in Florida for his alleged role in a plot to import and distribute large quantities of a new synthetic opioid, protonitazene, which is “significantly more potent than fentanyl,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a May 11 statement.

Jia Guo and Seven Schmidt, an associate from Las Vegas, Nevada, are charged with conspiracy to import protonitazene into the United States from China and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute protonitazene. “If convicted, each defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each of the two counts,” the attorney’s office said.

The pair allegedly began operating a drug trafficking operation in September 2024. In the statement, the attorney’s office said the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) had investigated the pair, with assistance from China’s Ministry of Public Security.

The article notes:

In September, Frank Tarentino, who heads the New York Division of the DEA, warned about the growing threat from new synthetic opioids called nitazenes, which are being imported from China. He said they are increasingly prevalent on the illicit drug scene.
Nitazenes are delivered in the form of counterfeit pills mimicking drugs such as Xanax or Percocet, according to the DEA. They are more resistant than fentanyl to naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.

“Here in the United States, we have found it in heroin, methamphetamine, in some cases fentanyl, and more alarmingly, we have now seen it pressed into pills,” Tarentino said in a Sept. 10, 2025, interview with NTD, a sister outlet of The Epoch Times.

“These pills are made to look familiar, but one pill can kill,” Reding Quiñones said on May 11. “If you use South Florida as a gateway to import synthetic opioids, make counterfeit pills, or profit from addiction, you will face federal prosecution.”

Never take a pill that is from anywhere except a prescription bottle with your name on it!